The Tagalog word San comes from the Spanish. It is short for santo meaning ‘saint’ and is used in front of the names of saints.
San
Saint
Saint
San Patricio
St. Patrick
San Mateo
St. Matthew
San Roque
St. Roch
In online chat, san may be short for saan, meaning ‘where.’
San ka?
Where u at?
Where u at?
The proper spelling would be Nasaan ka? (Where are you?)
Very Wrong: San ka po galing?
Correct: Saan po kayo nanggaling?
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
san: baryant ng sánto
daglat: Sn.
